Certification for private applicators allows a farmer/grower
to purchase and use restricted-use pesticides on property they own, rent,
or otherwise control.

Any private applicator wishing to buy and use restricted-use pesticides
must be certified and possess a current pesticide applicator permit issued
by the Office of the Indiana State Chemist (OISC). To make this process
more convenient to the applicators, Purdue Extension has placed
the Aquatic Plant Management curriculum online.

The curriculum has been arranged into a series of logically sequenced learning
programs covering:

Role of Aquatic PlantsZones in a body of
water
What affects plant growth Maintaining a Balanced
Aquatic Plant Community
Identification and classification of aquatic plants
Why Control aquatic plants
Methods to control aquatic plants
Using herbicides to control aquatic plants
Regulation Issues

The online program takes about
2 - 4 hours to complete. You have 90 days to
complete the online program once you register.